This paper responds to IDA Deputies' request for an analysis of progress in harmonization and alignment, as part of the discussion of the effectiveness of IDA's assistance at the country level. It builds on the paper Harmonization and Alignment for Greater... Voir la suiteThis paper responds to IDA Deputies' request for an analysis of progress in harmonization and alignment, as part of the discussion of the effectiveness of IDA's assistance at the country level. It builds on the paper Harmonization and Alignment for Greater Aid Effectiveness: An Update on Global Implementation and the Bank's Commitments, which was discussed in November 2006 with the Executive Directors and with IDA deputies during the IDA14 Mid-Term Review. That paper showed that the Bank and IDA have been part of the leadership in promoting the international aid effectiveness agenda and are making substantive contributions to progress in harmonization and alignment at the country level. It also identified areas in which the Bank and IDA could further improve their aid effectiveness and actions to address them. Since then, implementation and monitoring of those actions have continued. This paper analyzes the new developments; assesses their implications at the country, institutional, and global levels; and identifies additional actions IDA is taking to strengthen its role in and contribution to aid effectiveness.
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